Shimla, Sept. 23 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the Union government to produce the official file containing notings on the six-month service extension granted to Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma passed the order while hearing a set of petitions, including a PIL filed by Atul Sharma challenging the extension and vigilance clearance given to Saxena despite a pending corruption case against him.

"The Union of India shall produce the file containing notings regarding the extension granted to the Chief Secretary through a special messenger," the bench ordered, after Additional Solicitor General of India S.D. Sanjay informed t...